An evaluation of documentation of endotracheal intubation in Cape Town emergency centres

We undertook a retrospective case review of medical records in two regional hospitals in Cape Town. All adult patients intubated in the EC during the 6 months 1 July to 31 December 2008 were included. A single researcher assessed the case notes to assess documentation of specific procedural criteria: indication for intubation, drugs & doses, endotracheal tube size, laryngoscopy, insertion depth, securing method, position confirmation, ventilator settings and complications. General medical documentation including demographics and legibility of physician name were also assessed. Results are presented using basic descriptive statistics of the 32 criteria analysed.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Division of Emergency Medicine

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Cloete, Philip G

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Geduld, H
• Wallis, LA

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10183

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10183